Potential World Cup manipulation on Polymarket flagged by sports advisory group
THE SO WHAT
If a flagship event like the 2026 World Cup can be credibly flagged for prediction-market manipulation, regulators will treat on-chain markets more like sportsbooks than neutral information tools. Any operator building on prediction rails should plan for heavier KYC, surveillance, and market-structure scrutiny.
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